lightly
['laɪt.li] adverb
GENTLY 轻轻地
ADVANCED
■gently or using very little of something 轻轻地；稍稍地；少许•She patted him lightly on the shoulder.她轻轻地拍了拍他的肩膀。 •Dust the cake lightly with icing sugar.在蛋糕上稍微撒上一点糖霜。 ■If food is lightly cooked, it is cooked for only a short time 稍微（烹调）一下；嫩（炒）地•lightly cooked vegetables烧得很嫩的蔬菜
['laɪt.li] adverb
NOT SERIOUSLY 不严肃地
■If you say something lightly, you are not serious when you say it 轻松地，随便地；不严肃地•"Anyway, it won't affect me because I'm leaving, " she said lightly.“不管怎么说，这对我都没甚么影响，因为我就要走了。”她很轻松地说。 not do sth lightly
■If something is not said or treated lightly, it is said or treated in a serious way, after great thought 不可草率对待，不能忽视•Accusations like these from a top minister are not made lightly.高级部长提出这样的指控不可等闲视之。
['laɪt.li] adverb
NOT SEVERELY 不严重地
get off lightly; let sb off lightly
■to be punished or punish someone less severely than might have been expected 得到从轻判罚；对（某人）从轻判罚•I think he got off quite lightly considering it's his third driving offence.这已经是他第三次违法驾驶了，我觉得对他罚得太轻了。 |